These values have particular resonance for those of us concerned with the recent rise of antisemitic incidents on college campuses. There is fierce debate about where to draw the line between acts, including speech, which are hateful and harmful versus speech that should be protected. Jewish students are the current focus of this clash of values, but the issues are important for all of us, especially for members of other ethnic, racial, and religious groups. In 1790, President George Washington visited the Jewish community of Newport, R.I., and in his thank-you letter he assured them that the federal government would...